prison

noun: Buildings topic

[countable,uncountable]a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trialHe was sent to prison for five years.She is in prison, awaiting trial.to be released from prisona maximum-security prisonthe prison population(= the total number of prisoners in a country)the problem of overcrowding in prisonsTen prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot.